Wow

Connecticut voters collectively gulped, not only at ex-Speaker Jim Amann's proposed sinecure job but also at the six-figure salary attached to it.According to this list, Amann would have had plenty of company up there on the hill.The Senate Democrats alone appear to have at least seven people earning in the six-figure range, including one at $170K. The next round of state budget cuts is going to feel like dentistry without novocaine, and, any time the General Assembly cuts the position of a person doing important work for the state, they should have explain why all the people they themselves employ are doing something more important.

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Yes, I don't think there's any reason to assert any type of partisanship in the state politico rewards and guns for hire arena. It would appear that the positions are often doled-out for power brokering in elections or previous service in the house or senate. And perhaps some or many of these appointments make sense. That's OK, as long as it's all very transparent. The electorate can vote with their feet. Hats off to the Post for accessing and providing this information. The name on the list that I thought was fairly concerning was Jodi Rell's son Michael Rell. Did I read this correctly, is he a $70K consultant for state Republicans? If so, it would appear that the precedent for this selection process begins at the very top.